RNS Number:6745K
Jarvis Porter Group PLC
02 May 2003


For immediate release


2 May, 2003

                    JARVIS PORTER GROUP PLC ("the Company")

                         Holding in European Colour plc

The Company announces that, on 1 May 2003, it acquired a further 4,885,000
ordinary shares in the capital of European Colour plc ("European Colour") at a
price of 21p per share.

Accordingly, the Company's aggregate share holding in European Colour is now
13,851,616 ordinary 5p shares representing 29.73 per cent. of European Colour's
issued ordinary share capital.

European Colour is a specialist supplier of organic pigments to the printing
ink, paint and plastics industries whose shares are quoted on the Official List
of the London Stock Exchange.

The Board considers that European Colour continues to represent a good
investment opportunity with headline earnings per share (diluted - before
goodwill amortisation and exceptional items) of 2.98p as at 30 September 2002.

Enquiries:

Michael Maher, Non Executive Chairman          01252 747900 or 07785 307260
Ian Seaton, Bankside Consultants Limited       020 7444 4157


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